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“The Barber’s Unhappiness” — 6/10. Credit to Saunders for burrowing into the mind of an incel, but not quite enough going on otherwise.
“The Falls” — 7.5/10. Tepid for much of it, and I’m not sure why the faux literary second character is there. But man, what a life-affirming thunderbolt of an ending.
— Jun 26, 2025 12:39AM
“The Falls” — 7.5/10. Tepid for much of it, and I’m not sure why the faux literary second character is there. But man, what a life-affirming thunderbolt of an ending.
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“Sea Oak” — 11/10, my favorite short story of all time.
“The End of FIRPO in the World” — 3.5/10. Didn’t really work for me. Not much happens. Odd religious ending.
— Jun 25, 2025 10:16AM
“The End of FIRPO in the World” — 3.5/10. Didn’t really work for me. Not much happens. Odd religious ending.
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“Winky” — 5/10. The first part—a motivational seminar—is great. The second half, in Winky’s head, not so much. Saunders’s first third-person story!
— Jun 24, 2025 12:55PM
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“Pastoralia” — 7.5/10 The main dynamic conflict is agonizing, but there’s a good amount of filler I think.
— Jun 24, 2025 07:27AM
